As human beings ascend to high altitude, a number of reactions may occur against hypoxic injuries. These hypoxic responses are related to intake, transportation and utility of the oxygen. As a crucial subcellular organelle of oxygen utility, mitochondrion is a central link of high altitude acclimatization, adaptation and mountain sicknesses. In this review, we discussed the recent advances in researches on hypoxic mitochondrial responses at high altitude.
Adaptation, Physiological ; Altitude ; Altitude Sickness ; Animals ; Humans ; Hypoxia ; Mitochondria ; pathology ; Oxygen ; physiology

Objective To analyze the complications, treatments and prognosis of simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation. Methods Forty cases of simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation performed between Dec. 1999 and Jan. 2010 in our center were retrospectively analyzed. Results Regarding surgical complications, 4 cases had severe hematuria after operation,which needed clinical intervention, including 1 patient receiving catheterization in duodenum to stop bleeding. Two patients were treated with continuous bladder irrigation, and the remaining one received surgical haemostasis because of donor's duodenum and bladder anastomotic artery hemorrhage.Abdominal hemorrhage occurred in 4 patients, including pancreatic hemorrhage in 3 cases and duodenal muscularis hemorrhage in one case. All of them received surgical treatment for hemostasis.Abdominal infection occurred in 8 cases: one died of multiple organ failure, 2 cases were cured after drainage of abscess, 2 cases underwent surgical removal of abscess, and 3 cases were cured after antibiotic therapy. In one case of postoperative anastomotic leakage, pancreas was resected. Four cases of postoperative ileus were cured by continuous clysis with traditional Chinese medicine. Seven cases had pulmonary bacterial infections, including one cases associated with fungal infection. They were cured by the anti-infective treatment. Other complication included poor healing in 5 cases and urinary infection in 2 cases. After combined simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation, 10 patients received reoperation because of surgical complications (14 operations). The re-operation rate was 25 %, including 2 patients (4 operations) for hematuria, 4 patients for abdominal hemorrhage, 2 patients (3 operations) for abdominal infection, 1 patient for pancreatic venous thrombosis, 1 patient for anastomotic leakage, and 1 patient for pancreatic fistula. Conclusion Although simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation provides a successful and effective treatment for diabetics with endstage renal disease, surgical complication is still affecting the pancreas and kidney grafts after transplantation.

Accidents, Occupational ; Humans ; Hydrogen Sulfide ; poisoning

Objective To report the therapeutic results of Hybrid external fixator in treatment of open metaphyseal fractures of the tibia.Methods From March 2000 to July 2004,19 cases of proximal tibial meta- physeal fractures and six cases of Pilon fractures were treated with Hybrid external fixators.By Gustilo classification, eight cases were of typeⅡ,10 typeⅢA,five typeⅢB and two typeⅢC.The wounds were closed directly after thorough debridement in 21 cases,and closed by pedicled flap transposition or free flap transplantation in four. Fasciotomy was performed in three.Closed indirect reduction of the fractures was done in 11 cases,while open reduction was carried out through an extended wound or a limited incision in 14.Anatomical reduction was done for the articular fractures,if any,and Hybrid external fixators were employed to stabilize fractures in all the cases in this series.Results All the patients had a mean follow-up of 15.7 months (ranging from 9 to 26 months) which re- vealed bone union of the fracture in all cases with a mean healing time of 8.8 months.Two patients had their external fixators replaced with plates and iliac bone graft to get fracture union.The fixators were removed 2.9 to 21 months (mean,9.4 months) after operation.Except for two cases of secondary healing,all the wounds healed primarily without serious complication,such as infection.The final follow-up revealed a knee motion range of more than 90?in 15 cases,less than 70?in four,whose knee motion range was improved to more than 90?after knee release performed one year later.In all the six cases of Pilon fractures,the ankle joint recovered normal range of motion.Traumatic arthritis occurred in two cases of Piion fracture 11 months after operation.Evaluation by Rasmussen's functional and radiological scoring system demonstrated excellent knee function in 13 cases,good in three,fair in two and poor in one,with a good to excellent rate of 84.2%.The ankle function was excellent in three cases,good in two and poor in one,with a good to excellent rate of 83.3%.Conclusions In treatment of open tibial metaphyseal fractures, the Hybrid external fixator can well maintain the stability of the fragments with a low incidence of soft tissue com- plications and insignificant interference with the knee motion.However the bone healing time can be prolonged with a definite rate of nonunion.

Objective To study the first metacarpal dorsal artery anatomy,and explore the flap based on the branch chain of the first metacarpal dorsal artery.To provide anatomical basis for clinical application of the flap.Methods The origin,courses and distribution of the branch chain of the first metacarpal dorsal artery from 8 fresh hand specimens perfused by red latex were explored from January,2015 to December,2016.Results There was a dorsal artery network in the dorsal side of the first metacarpal.The radial and ulnar dorsal artery of the first metacarpal originated from the radial artery and along the first metacarpal lateral margin to go down.The initial diameter of the radial dorsal artery was (0.82±0.06)mm.The initial diameter of the ulnar dorsal artery was (0.74±0.05) mm.And anastomosed with the dorsal branches of the thumb inherent arteries.The both inherent arteries of thumb give off dorsal branches count (2.62±0.34).The initial diameter of proximal dorsal branch was (0.32±0.03) mm.The initial diameter of distal dorsal branch was (0.24±0.08) mm.Conclusion The radial and ulnar dorsal vascular chain of the first metacarpal were constant.The anastomosed branches with the dorsal branches of the thumb inherent arteries were abundant.The free flap or retrograde flap based on the vsscular chain has reliable blood supply.And without destroyed the main artery of thumb.

Objective: To evaluate the quality of Maiweishen, a simple and accurate HPLC method for determining the contents of 20 active constituents from Maiweishen was established. Methods: The chromatographic separation was achieved on a C18 column (150 mm × 4.6 mm, 5 μm) using a mobile phase made up of acetonitrile and water at a flow rate of 1.0 mL/min. The detection wavelength and column temperature were set as 203 nm and 35 ℃, respectively. Results: Sixteen ginsenosides (Rg1, Re, Rf, Rb1, Rg2, Rc, Rb2, Rb3, F1, Rd, F2, Rg3, protopanaxatriol, compounds K, Rh2, and protopanaxadiol), three kinds of lignan in Schisandra chinensis (schizandrol A, schizandrin A, B), and ophiopogonin D were separated at baseline with good linearity (r ≥ 0.999 6). The recovery rates were 96%-102% (RSD < 2%). Conclusion: The method is simple, fast, accurate, and could be applied to the quality control of Maiweishen.

Objective To analyze the clinical manifestation of diffusive alveolar hemorrhage in acute leukemia induction therapy.Methods Clinical data of two diagnosed cases of diffusive alveolar hemorrhage secondary to acute leukemia were collected.Clinical data of eight cases of diffusive alveolar hemorrhage secondary to acute leukemia which were published were also collected by searching in Medline database.The clinical manifestation,diagnosis,strategy of differential diagnosis and treatment of diffusive alveolar hemorrhage secondary to acute leukemia were analyzed.Results Diffusive alveolar hemorrhage was a rare but fatal complication of acute leukemia.The common clinical manifestations included hemoptysis,progressive dyspnea and progressive decrease in concentration of hemoglobin.The analysis of blood gas showed type Ⅰ respiratory failure.The manifestations of chest computed tomography included diffusive ground glass opacity and infiltration of parenchyma.The bronchoalveolar lavage fluid was bloody.And lung biopsy showed congestion of alveoli and capillaritis.The detection for pathogens,vasculitis related antibodies,brain natrium peptide were negative.The mortality of those cases was 40 ％ (4/10).Corticosteroids therapy was effective.The mortality of patients received corticosteroids therapy was 25 ％ (2/8).Conclusion Diffusive alveolar hemorrhage is a rare but fatal complication of acute leukemia.The mortality is high.The key points of therapy are early diagnosis and corticosteroids therapy.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the efficiency of Spanishneedles Herb eye drops in treating perimenopausal xerophthalmia in rabbits.

METHODTotally 36 rabbits (36 right eyes) were ovariectomized, and 2 months later divided into three groups: the experimental group (group A, n = 12) given Spanishneedles Herb eye drops, the control group (group B, n = 12) given PBS and the model group (group C, n = 12) given no drug. The Schirmer I test (SIT), fluorescent (FL), total tear protein, diastase activity, lactoferrin and lysozyme contents and confocal scanning microscopy were performed at before the treatment and at 1 w, 2 w, 1 mo, 2 mo after the treatment.

RESULTBefore the treatment, There was no significant difference in SIT, FL, total tear protein, lysozyme, lactoferrin and amylase activity between two groups. Two months later after the treatment, both the group B and the group A showed differences degrees of changes in SIT, FL, total tear protein, lysozyme, lactoferrin and amylase activity compared with that before the treatment, with statistical differences (P < 0.05); At each time point, both groups revealed statistical differences in SIT, FL, total tear protein, lysozyme, lactoferrin and amylase activity (1 < 0.05). Two months later alter the treatment, densities of basal epithelial cells and inflammatory cells in the group A were (4 122 ±416) cells/mm2 and (339 ± 131) cells/mm2, while that in the group B were (3 343 ± 424) cells/mm2 and (49 ± 17) cells/mm2, with statistical differences between them (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONSpanishneedles Herb eye drops could effectively treat perimenopausal xerophthalmia in rabbit caused by sex hormones decline.

Animals ; Asteraceae ; chemistry ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; administration & dosage ; Female ; Humans ; Ophthalmic Solutions ; administration & dosage ; Perimenopause ; drug effects ; metabolism ; Rabbits ; Tears ; secretion ; Xerophthalmia ; drug therapy ; metabolism

Objective To evaluate the application of partial cpsA-cpsB serotype prediction system as a serotyping method for streptococcus pneumonia.Methods Ninety-four isolates in this study were provided by Microorganism Research Room of Beijing Pediatric Research Institution,Beijing Children's Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University.The quelling test was applied to determine gold standard of serotypes of isolates.Polymerase chain reaction (PCR),sequencing,sequence data management and alignment were implemented previously.Results Eighty-three out of all 94 isolates were serotyped by quelling reaction,and 11 isolates were non-serotype isolates.Among the 83 isolates,67 (80.72％) isolates got positive PCR results and 60 (89.55％)isolates got results consistent with gold standard or containing gold standard.Among 12 isolates belonging to 19F,10 isolates were correctly predicted,and 2 isolates were predicted to be 6A,23F/10A.Among 19 isolates belonging to serotype 19A,1 isolate was predicted to be 35 F/47F,and the other 18 isolates were correctly predicted.Among 10 isolates belonging to serotype 14,9 isolates got results consistent with gold standard,and 1 isolate was predicted to be 19A.All 7 isolates belonging to serotype 6B were predicted to be 6A/6B and 4 isolates belonging to 23F were predicted to be 23F/10A.3 of 11 (27.27％) non-serotype isolates got positive PCR results and were predicted to be 6A/6C,6A/6B,19A.Conclusions Partial cpsA-cpsB sequencing system is a useful method for detecting streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes.

Objective To explore the incidence and risk factors of acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). Methods The clinical data of 72 cases allo-HSCT from Oct 2004 to Dec 2008 were analyzed. Thirteen factors possibly correlated with the development of aGVHD were analyzed. Results aGVHD was developed in 32 cases (44.4 %), in which grades Ⅰ aGVHD was 11.1%, gradesⅡaGVHD was 18.1%, and grades Ⅲ-Ⅳ aGVHD was 15.3 %. The univariate analysis showed that diagnosis, the status of disease, use ATG, conditioning regimen, donor type,ABO blood group disparity between donor and recipient, CD34+ cell number, early engraftment and neutropenic infection, HLA locus were associated with the occurence of aGVHD (P ＜0.1). On the COX regression mode, an increased risk of aGVHD was associated with HLA mismatch (HR =2.58, P ＜0.005), GVHD prophylaxis without ATG (HR =2.94, P ＜ 0.001), and unrelated donor (HR =1.97, P ＜0.01). Conclusion aGVHD is a common complication after allo-HSCT, and HLA mismatch and unrelated donor are independent risk factors for aGVHD.